Fire engine



7 Aga n! 21,1936. I c. H. FOX 2,037,774

FIRE ENGINE Fil'edNov. 14, 1950 4Sheets-Sheei 1 A R-51121, 1936. 7 Q FOX 2,037,774

I FIRE ENGINE I Filed Nov. 14, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 CHARLES H.FOX

April 21, 19360 C. H. FOX 7 2,@37,774

I FIRE ENGINE Filed Nov. 14,1930 4 Sheets'-Sheet 5 Ways.

C. H. FOX

FIRE ENGINE April 21, 1936 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Nov. 14, 1930 Patented Apr. 21, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FIRE ENGINE Application November 14, 1930, Serial No. 495,653

3 Claims. (Cl. 169-24) This invention relates to improvements in fire engines.

It is an object of this invention to provide in connection with a fire engine a new and improved hose body in which there are separate compartments for containing different hose with an adjustable partition therebetween.

Another object is to provide, in connection with a fire engine, a water tank formed. integral with the body and having improved means for discharging the water overflow therefrom.

These and other advantages will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the top of a fire engine;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the fire engine showing the seat, pump, the booster tank and the hose body;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a rear elevation of the fire engine;

Figure 5 is a vertical section through the booster tank and the gasoline tank.

The present fire engine has the usual chassis supported on wheels I. On the front end of the chassis is an engine or motor 2. This engine has the usual appliances for operating a motor in automotive vehicles. To the rear of the motor is a seat 3 and to the rear of the seat is the pumping apparatus 4, while to the rear of the pumping apparatus is a hose body 5 composed of steel sheets. The body 5 has in the front end thereof the booster tank and the gasoline tank which are separated from the hose part of the body by an end B. The sides of the body are indicated by the numeral 1. These parts are composed of steel sheets formed integral with each other so that the whole body forms a solid unit composed of a steel sheet. The upper edges of the sides are bent out to form ledges 8 which support pillars 9. In the upper ends of these pillars are rails Ill, which extend the full length of the sides of the body and connecting the rear ends of these rails is a binding rod II.

On the rear end of each side of the hose body is a steel tube l2, in order to prevent wear to the hose as they are removed from the hose body.

The bottom l3 of the body has longitudinal ribs l4 therein with slots between the ribs, as shown in Figure 1. To the rear of the body is the usual platform l5.

In the front end of the hose body is a tank 46 which is divided into a gasoline section 41 and a water section 48 by means of a partition 49. This tank may be formed as part of the hose body, or it may be formed separately and slipped into the front end of the hose body and held in that position by some suitable means. Suitably located in the bottom of the water portion of the tank is an overflow pipe 50 which extends upwardly through the top of the tank by means of an opening provided for that purpose. Around the opening is a spout 5|. Over this spout 51 is a cap 52. This arrangement is shown in Figure 5. When the tank becomes full the overflow water may pass out through the tank 50 and escape. This not only affords relief against excessive pressure, but also warns the operator that the tank is full so that the supply may be cut off.

For the purpose of filling the tank with gasoline there is provided on top of the gasoline portion of the tank an inlet closed by a cap 53, while on the water portion of the tank there is provided a similar opening closed by a cap 54. This opening with the closure 54 is provided for filling the tank when other means are not available.

In order to divide the hose end of the body into sections there is provided a partition 55. The lower edge of this partition fits in one of the slots or grooves between the longitudinal ribs [4 and is held in that position by means of a cleat 56. The upper part of this partition may be supported in any suitable manner, as by braces 55a. In my invention this partition is adjustable so as to apportion the hose spaces correctly with respect to the amounts of hose of different kinds carried therein. By the arrangement of the parts, as here described, the gasoline and the booster water tank are so located that they are well confined within the general contour of the fire engine and are located immediately on top of the chassis. Thus the center of gravity is lowered and the resistance to the air is reduced.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be clearly embraced within the scope of my claims and invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a fire engine in combination with a body therefor, a tank located in one end of said body and formed integral therewith, a pipe extending through the bottom of said tank and fastened thereto and extending to the top of the tank adapted todischarge overflow water from the tank.

2. In a fire engine in combination with a body, a water tank in one end of said body having a hole in the top thereof, means in the water tank to discharge the overflow water therefrom, said means comprising a tube threaded in the bottom of the tank and extending through the hole in 10 the top of the tank, a spout attached to the top 

